Ifang Bondi (meaning "be yourself" in Mandinka
language) was formed some 30 years ago in the Gambia, and was on the
forefront of popular African music. Being one of the first trying to combine
pop music and African roots, they were an example for Orchestre Baobab,
(Super) Etoile de Dakar and many other Senegalese stars. Ifang Bondi, however, never
really benefitted from their pioneering work, due to bootlegging and
copying of their work by other artists.
Although they were based in the Netherlands at some time, they are now in
Banjul, the capital of the Gambia.